PALMERSTON DAY BY DAY.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 605, 7 September 1909, Page 3

PALMERSTON DAY BY DAY.

(By Telocrapti.—BpeMal Correspondent.) Palmorston North, September 6. The Licensing Committee met ,this, morning, Mr.; A, I). presiding. The only business transacted - was - the - granting of two transfers—the Roj'al Hotel from George' Searlo .to G. ,-F. Foster,; and ; thb Central j Hotel: from A. -F; iV Audersoh ' to ', Denis lUoynihan. '.- ■.■;■ *;•:,- V'. ; , V. '; 1 Tho following.aro:the- successful candidates who passedthp; recent examination's held under the aiispipes■ .of' the St. John's. Ambulancbi Society, conducted by". Drs.' : Stowo and Putnam frespedtivelj-.:—Miss Foster, .- . Miss Alsop', , Miss Hewer, Miss:flaydb'n,.-MissiNor-ton,„uMiss: N. ..Mortoii, : ,. .Mrs.;' 'Wallace, and Miss'iSmith. •'The! tuition; was. givfen by the members'of 'the - local; iiursirig - division. : ' The divorce case, 'Gaipin v. Galpin, was resumed at' t,h,o' Supreme Court, Palmorston, whehl.eyideuc'o was produced; as' ts. respondent's, habits since he •deserted his wife. A decree nisi'.was' granted by. Mr.-Justice Cooper, to bo-made absolute' in'-thr'eo months. Tho . new' Technical: Scbool-r-av handsome building <at;the '.corner: of. King\ and, - ,Duke Streets—is rapidly approaching . completion, and.Should'be quite ready ' for .occupation when-; fcJiO; opening ceremony; takes ;placo on; Wednesday,- September: 29.'-' Th'o Hon. G. Fowlds ; has: consented :to - perform; the ■ cere,mony„ arrangements , been, made ;fpr the function by Mr. ,W. Rutherford (chair--.man of the".board) when'the'Minister passed through ' Palmorston-. on-v Saturday. -.The' building was used' for the'first .time.-to-day, when the-carpentry rooms were used by the woodwork' dasses; from' the public, schools. At the S.M. Court to-day Roland Hayes and William .'Smith were' committed for ' trial at tho next ; sitting of • the;. Sujir'emo 'Court here,-on a charge of perjury .arising out'of. a prosecution; for . shooting-ducks on private property without a, permit. Accused reserved their 'defence. .'" : ' ''